Moto 藩 (はん)feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
- feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; provincenoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix
Kanji in 藩
Words that share its kanji
- 藩主はんしゅfeudal lord; daimyo
- 藩士はんしfeudal retainer or warrior
- 列藩れっぱんmany feudal clans
- 各藩かくはんeach clan
- 同藩どうはんthe same clan
- 大藩たいはんlarge feudal domain; large fiefdom
- 幕藩体制ばくはんたいせいfeudal system of the shogunate and domains
- 廃藩はいはんabolition of the han system
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